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Paperback. Looks at the origins, meaning, and uses of Conjure - the African American tradition of healing and harming that evolved from African, European, and American elements - from the slavery period to well into the twentieth century. This work describes Conjure and other related traditions, such as Hoodoo and Rootworking. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HRKT; HRQX; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249882
ISBN
9780520249882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.86

Paperback. Hitler saw himself as a 'philosopher-leader', and astonishingly gained the support of many intellectuals of his time. In this book, the author explores Hitler's relationship with philosophers - those who supported his rise to power and those whose lives were wrecked by his regime. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 b/w illustrations in 8-page insert. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205473
ISBN
9780300205473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 550 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; GBCY; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 234 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578595075
ISBN
9781578595075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWVM; BT; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 146 x 32. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845230371
ISBN
9781845230371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, b/w illus & maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826334114
ISBN
9780826334114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449130
ISBN
9780801449130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.13

Hardback. Argues that the impact of technology-enhanced mass death in the twentieth century has affected the future shape of religious thought. This book shows how key Jewish theologians faced the memory of Auschwitz by rejecting traditional theodicy, abandoning any attempt to justify and vindicate the relationship between God and catastrophic suffering. Num Pages: 204 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HRJ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780691059419
ISBN
9780691059419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.35
€ 82.87

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107182561
ISBN
9781107182561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.59

Paperback. A growing number of Jews identify themselves as secular or "somewhat secular." Is this expansive definition of Jewishness a new phenomenon? What are its roots? This insightful book provides an overview of a profound development in the evolving history of Jewish life in America. Editor(s): Heller, Zachary I.; Gordis, David M. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761857945
ISBN
9780761857945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

Paperback. A fascinating and surprising history, revealing the peaceful tradition that has existed between Islam and the West Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pp b/w. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
John Murray General Publishing Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719567551
ISBN
9780719567551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 36 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343155
ISBN
9780764343155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.71

Hardcover. Field Notes uncovers how Middle East studies as an academic field was built over the course of the 20th century--a process replete with contention, anxiety, dead ends, and consequences both unanticipated and unintended. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBJK; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798051
ISBN
9780804798051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.75

Paperback. Field Notes uncovers how Middle East studies as an academic field was built over the course of the 20th century--a process replete with contention, anxiety, dead ends, and consequences both unanticipated and unintended. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBJK; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804799065
ISBN
9780804799065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Explores the mutually formative interactions between the Arab and Jewish working classes, labor movements, and worker-oriented political parties in Palestine just before and during the period of British colonial rule. This book avoids treating the Arab and Jewish communities as if they developed independently of each other. Num Pages: 443 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFF; JFSL1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
443
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition. Wraps.
SKU
V9780520204195
ISBN
9780520204195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.50

Hardback. This short, smart analysis will engage scholars across academia. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHBC; MBDC; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894909
ISBN
9780801894909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.65

Paperback. The story of the Great Society Subway sheds light on the development of metropolitan Washington, postwar urban policy, and the promises and limits of rail transit in American cities. Num Pages: 376 pages, 66 black & white halftones, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; HBJK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781421415772
ISBN
9781421415772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.19

Paperback. Reveals the real heart and soul of the eldest Henry Wallace in his open letters to America's farm families and their children. This work features homespun tails that show that Wallace never lost sight of his roots even as he hobnobbed with US Presidents from Teddy Roosevelt to Woodrow Wilson, and anchored the prestigious Country Life Commission. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557534934
ISBN
9781557534934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.40

Hardback. Featuring a foreword by the eminent historian Anthony Grafton, this fascinating book draws upon a diverse range of sources-ancient histories, medieval theology, Renaissance art, literature, legal thought, and early modern mathematics and social science-to uncover the meaning of the past and its relationship to the present. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFH; HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421402789
ISBN
9781421402789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.94
€ 62.32

Paperback. Featuring a foreword by the eminent historian Anthony Grafton, this fascinating book draws upon a diverse range of sources-ancient histories, medieval theology, Renaissance art, literature, legal thought, and early modern mathematics and social science-to uncover the meaning of the past and its relationship to the present. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HBJD; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 27. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422787
ISBN
9781421422787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.28

Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 345.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307475459
ISBN
9780307475459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

paperback. Al Qaida, Taliban, Pakistani Deobandis - all of these groups are based in Pakistan, which continues to serve as regional hub for Islamist movements and their terrorist offshoots. This book investigates and explains gestation of interlinked radical Islamist networks of Pakistan, Central Asia, and Afghanistan, out of which Al Qaida emerged. Series: The CERI Series in Comparative Politics & International Studies. Num Pages: 92 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 127 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133654
ISBN
9780231133654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.88

Flexibound. The most up-to-date account of the boy king's life, from the discovery of the tomb in 1922 by Howard Carter to the latest CT-scanning, X-raying, and DNA studies. By the world-renowned Egyptologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Zahi Hawass, who lead the first DNA analysis of royal mummies in 2010. Num Pages: 320 pages, 160 Colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBLA; HBLH; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 284 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1310.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
320
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774166372
ISBN
9789774166372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.89

Paperback. This volume, written in both English and Arabic, tells the story of the Sphinx from ancient times to the present, focusing particularly on the task - first addressed in the second millennium BC - of preserving it. Num Pages: 64 pages, 47 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 6. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774244926
ISBN
9789774244926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.46

Hardcover. 8vo. A good copy in original dustwrapper slightly worn at edges.History of India in the twentieth century.The Commomwealth.Indian Literature
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pall Mall Press, London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1965
SKU
KEX0269838
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

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